Higher educational institutions, public; students, determination of domicile.
Summary
Prohibits any student at a public institution of higher education from being deemed ineligible to establish domicile and receive in-state tuition charges solely on the basis of the immigration status of his parent.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
9
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100538D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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